noun
Meaning 1
A language which has lost its speakers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dead language, extinct language
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
ghost language
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Pronunciation
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noun
Meaning 2
A posited natural language which does not actually exist.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: spurious language
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
By analogy to ghost town.